Motor



' G. C. WIGKIZER.

MOTOR.

No. 328,830. Patented Oct. 20, 1885,. i

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 328,830, dated October 20, 1885. Application olea July 13, tsss. sel-inl No. 171,461. (Nb model) To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE C. WICKIZER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Evergreen, in the county of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor-Powers, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to motor-powers, and has for its object to produce such a power 'to be applied to operate ehurns,also to such other uses as it may be adapted to, that can be worked either by hand or by the influence of a spring, so that when woulld up and released the spring will ilnpel the churn-dasher, so as to bring the cream to butter without the labor of working by hand, or, if operated by hand, to lessen the labor usually attending the operation of churning.

To the accomplishment of the above objects the invention consists in the construction andthe colnbination of parts hereinafter particu,- larly described, and then sought to be specifically defined by the claims.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective of the power mechanism, looking at the walking-beam side thereof, with a churn and its dasher-rod in dotted lines; Fig. 2, a perspective, looking at the other side; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical section with a portion of the spring barrel wheel or drum broken away to show the interior thereof. Fig. 4 is a plan with the spring barrel or drum in section.

In the drawings, the letter A designates a frame consisting of two side plates or bars, B B, held at a fixed distance apart by cross-rods G, two bars being illustrated at each end of the frame. In this frame, between its sides, is journaled a shaft, D, one end of which is angular and extends beyond one side of the frame, and has attached to it a crank-handle, E. This shaft has loosely connected to it a toothed barrel-wheel, G, within the barrel of which is a coiled spring, H, 'one end thereof being connected to the barrelpand the other end to the shaft D by means of a collar, D', secured to the shaft by a pin; or the end of the spring is otherwise connected to the shaft, and said shaft has a ratchet-wheel, I, secured toit, with the teeth of which a pawl, J, is held on the shaft between one side of the frame A.

and a plate, L, secured to the side, and which serves as a guide to hold the wlleel in place. Ihe barrel-wheel turns loosely on the shaft, so that when the wheel is held stationary the spring may be wound up, and when the wlleel is permitted to turn the recoil of the spring will turn the Wlleel without moving its shaft, and vthus cause the wheel to inlpart movement to the train of gearing through which it is intended to transmit motion to the churn-dasher, shaft, or other object.. This same construction will permit motion to be transmitted by turning the crank-handle if the barrel-wheel is not held rigidly, for as soon as the tension of the spring becomes equal to the resistance offered to it by the train of gearing and the weight of the object to be moved, and the shaft is continued to be turned, the barrel-wheel becomes practically locked to the shaft, so as to turn with it, and thus imparts its movement to thetrain than the resistance offered to it, and the wheel be then released, the recoil of the spring will turn the barrel-wheel so that its movement will be transmitted through the train of the gearing to the object to be moved until the tension becomes so weak that it cannot overcome the resistance offered to it, and then it must stop until wound up again. It will thus be seen that the power can be transmitted through the same construction by either hand or spring power.

The train of gearing through which motion is transmitted consists of ashaft, lWI, journaled in the frame A, and carrying al pinion, N, meshing with the teeth of thebarrel-wheel, and a toothed wheel, O, meshing with a pinion, P, on a shaft, Q, also journaled in the frame. Both ends of shaft Q extend through the sides of the frame, and to one end is secured a brake disk or wheel, It, and to the other end a disk or wheel, S, having a wristpin, b, to which is secured one end of a pitman, T, the other end of which is jointed to one end ofa walking-beam, U, which is journaled on a stud-pin, c, projecting from the side of the frame. With, the free end of the Walking-beam will be connected the dasherrod of the churn or shaft of other object to' be worked.

To the side of thev frame, adjacent to the brake-wheel, there is secured a brake-shoe,V, located With relation to the brake-wheel so as to bear against the periphery thereof. This shoe may be made of metal or other suitable material preferably having some spring or elasticity. The shoe may be operated in different ways. It is illustrated as operated by a set-screw,VV,which passes through a th readed nut, d, secured to the side of the frame, and its lower end is connected to the end of the shoe, so that by adjusting the screw the shoe is raised or lowered, and thus made to bear with more or less force against the brakewheel, so as to regulate or control the revolution of the wheel.

By Winding up the spring and then applying the brake the parts will be held stationary, and then'by releasing the pressure of the brakeshoe on the wheel to the extent desired the reaction of the spring Will set the several parts in motion, so that the power will be transmitted to the object to be worked. The speed at which the walking-beam shall work is regulated by the pressure of the shoe on the brakewheel, as is obvious.

When the spring-power is not to be used,the pressure of the brake-shoe on the wheel is relieved,and then the parts will operate by turning the hand-crank.

I have shown and described what I consider the best arrangement of parts for the most satisfactory results; but it is obvious that there may be changes in their details of construction without departing from the scope of my invention.

The length of the spring Will determine the length of time that the power will run. It may Y l. The combination of the barrel-wheel G, y

spring II, inclosed in said barrel and connected to it at one end and at the other end to shaft D,on which the barrel loosely fits, shaft Q, and train of gearing connecting the same with barrel-wheel G, and beamv U, connecting shaft Q by a pitman, substantially as described.

2. rIhe combination of sides B, shaft D, journalcd therein, barre1-wheel G, fitting loosely on shaft D, spring H, contained Within said barrel-wheel and connected to it and to said shaft Q. journaled in sides B, and having brakewheel R,secured to one end thereof, Walkingbeam U, connected by a pitman to the other end of said shaft, a train of gearing connecting shaft Q and barrel-Wheel G, and a brakeshoe, V, connected at one end to side B,and having adjusting-screw W, connected to its other end to regulate its pressure on the brakewheel, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE C. WIGKIZER.

Witnesses:

W. E. LANE, JN0. W. MIX. 

